a salt formed by partial replacement of the acidic hydrogen atoms of the parent acid
acid salt in American English
noun
Chemistry
a salt of a polybasic acid that is only partially neutralized by a base; a salt that is also an acid
Word origin
[1720–30]This word is first recorded in the period 1720–30. Other words that entered Englishat around the same time include: arrangement, catchword, deadwood, fantail, saloon
Examples of 'acid salt' in a sentence
acid salt
Finally, the silicotungstic acid salt catalysts showed the longest lifetime of 120 h, much longer than the heteropolyacids.
Yuehong Yu, Daoming Sun, Shuanjin Wang, Min Xiao, Luyi Sun, Yuezhong Meng 2019, 'Heteropolyacid Salt Catalysts for Methanol Conversion to Hydrocarbons and DimethylEther: Effect of Reaction Temperature', Catalystshttps://www.mdpi.com/2073-4344/9/4/320. Retrieved from DOAJ CC BY 4.0 (https://creativecommons.org/licenses/by-sa/4.0/legalcode)